Love the neighbours...

Uther · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:37

I'm currently trying to sell a house, and with impeccable timing some people in social housing across the road have decided to dump an old sofa in their front garden. I wasn't bothered at first as I assumed they were waiting for the council to pick it up, but its been there for three weeks now...
Are there any rules against dumping like this, and anything I can do (apart from thre standard **** in the letterbox of course)?
I'm not sure it will help with selling the house, as I've just watched a couple go in for a viewing point at the bloody thing as they walked past. :rolleyes:

.Lethal · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:40

Uther said:
I'm currently trying to sell a house, and with impeccable timing some people in social housing across the road have decided to dump an old sofa in their front garden. I wasn't bothered at first as I assumed they were waiting for the council to pick it up, but its been there for three weeks now...
Are there any rules against dumping like this, and anything I can do (apart from thre standard **** in the letterbox of course)?
I'm not sure it will help with selling the house, as I've just watched a couple go in for a viewing point at the bloody thing as they walked past.

Your over thinking things. Stop worrying about other peoples actions.

Hades · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:42

No rules as far as I am aware. But it would certainly be a negative point in my mind if I were viewing a nearby property. Politely ask them to move it while you are trying to sell?

Duke · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:43

Let the council know - I wouldn't want that outside when selling.

arknor · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:43

phone envirocall or whoever and book it to be taken away

might cost you though , well likely does since council budgets went to crap.

I think its about £10 here

randal · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:44

.Lethal said:
Your over thinking things. Stop worrying about other peoples actions.

I can say with the utmost confidence, that you sir are not an estate agent.

Uther · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:44

.Lethal said:
Your over thinking things. Stop worrying about other peoples actions.

Well, it does sort of effect me if people don't buy because they think the neighbourhood is ****, which, apart from this it isn't.

Tosno · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:44

I wouldn't choose to live in a street where people think it's okay to dump a sofa in their front garden and no one has moved it for 3 weeks.

chroniclard · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:46

Move to a better area.

.Lethal · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:48

Uther said:
Well, it does sort of effect me if people don't buy because they think the neighbourhood is ****, which, apart from this it isn't.

Yeah it would, if I found my perfect home at a great price I wouldn't be deterred by a neighbours sofa left in the garden.

Anyone else on this forum not put an offer on a place simply because they saw a neighbours garden not up to standard?

Adam · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:49

chroniclard said:
Move to a better area.

That's probably what he is trying to do by selling his house, what a strange comment to make :confused:

dowie · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:50

and people wonder why developers begrudgingly add social housing but try to keep it separate in different blocks round the corner or with different entrances...

frankly no one wants to live next to social housing (yup I'm sure some people who live in it are nice, normal people - tis just the high portion of dysfunctional unemployable ones who ruin it)

CREATIVE!11 · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:50

I'd just move it myself round the corner or something.

Spacedeck · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:50

Inform the council about this, they should be able to arrange a pick up for it and even maybe a letter to the tenants about the actions?

Personally I don't think the council clamps down on this enough. We've always had our things removed, so why others can't I'll never know.

arknor said:
phone envirocall or whoever and book it to be taken away
might cost you though , well likely does since council budgets went to crap.

I think its about £10 here

We had a washing machine outside when we got a new one, probably a few months back. I don't think the council charged us when we called them to remove it.

Burnsy2023 · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:51

.Lethal said:
Anyone else on this forum not put an offer on a place simply because they saw a neighbours garden not up to standard?

Yes, it would probably affect my decision to buy. Neighbours can make your life hell regardless of how nice the house is.

Uther · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:52

TBH pretty much everyone else in the social housing here work, have nice cars etc, and look after their houses and gardens. This one though doesn't seem to care.

Cosimo · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:54

Van, night, move, dump...

a1ex2001 · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:54

I'd offer to get it moved, I've cut neighbours hedges and tidy garden just to keep our street looking nice in the past.

cheesyboy · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:57

I left an old washing machine outside my driveway for a week. Was hoping the scrapman would pick it up, to save me the tenner fee for the council, or the fiver in petrol to move it myself. Fortunately the scrapman appeared just as I was starting to get hassle from Mrs Cheesyboy for leaving white goods out in the street "what will the neighbours think!"

OP: ask the neighbours if it's going spare, then take it to the tip yourself.

Uther · 7 Jul 2015 at 13:57

Just looked on the council site, £37 to remove, which is why they probably haven't bothered!